Learned Behavior: With Parents in Prison, Do Children Develop Lasting Bad Health Habits?

April 7th, 2014 - Michael Azmera

With more and more parents in prison, what can we expect of their children’s health outcomes as adults? More »

Good Schools, Low Taxes, and Access to Medicaid?

April 7th, 2014 - Elizabeth Kenefick

Researchers at Harvard University find little evidence that people migrate to become eligible for Medicaid. More »

Understanding Medicaid’s Effects on New Enrollees: A Qualitative Approach

April 4th, 2014 - Brian O'Connor

The authors utilize an alternative methodological approach—one that emphasizes qualitative research—in order to better understand how newly insured individuals interact with the healthcare system. More »

Ms. Mayor: The Impact of Female Leaders on Social Welfare Spending in Cities

April 3rd, 2014 - Nazihah Siddiqui

Recent research reveals a positive relationship between female mayors and funding for social welfare programs. More »

Flipping the Script on What Causes City Green Initiatives

April 3rd, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Researchers find new data that contradict their previously held belief that cities push for community-wide green sustainability programs for their cost-saving benefits. More »

Can Different Learning Activities Bring Out Students’ Unseen Academic Potential?

April 2nd, 2014 - Misuzu Schexnider

Problem-based learning units can help teachers identify students with advanced academic potential whose giftedness might otherwise be ignored. More »

Widening the Gap: China’s Land Reform and Gender Disparities

April 1st, 2014 - Danyi Yang

The main culprit for China’s gender gap expansion in the early 1980s might have been the post-Mao land reform rather than the One Child Policy. More »

Immigration ≠ Crime

March 31st, 2014 - Susan Mallaney

The connection between crime and immigration is not as solid as is portrayed in the media. More »

Will Increasing Illegal Immigration Enforcement Reduce Crime In Your Neighborhood?

March 31st, 2014 - Karla McLean

New research determines the link between illegal immigration and crime while examining the results of immigration enforcement policy on crime rates in Prince William County, Virginia. More »

Immigration Makes Economic Sense, Say Researchers

March 31st, 2014 - Tamkinat Rauf

Study shows how the positive impact of immigration extends beyond the traditional services sector. More »

Editor’s Note: Opportunity and Need in the Juvenile Justice System

March 28th, 2014 - Oona Bernhardt

We take a look back at the articles from our Child and Family Special Series on Juvenile Justice and the powerful, lasting consequences for the youth involved. More »

Consequences of Juvenile Arrests on Education: How Law and Educational Policies Hurt More than Help

March 28th, 2014 - Shaun Edwards

Adolescents who are arrested are more likely to drop out of high school and to fail to enroll in a four-year college. More »

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